Tara Smith Festa, O.D.
Optometrist · Mobile, AL
Tara Smith Festa, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1508096512, issued on Jul 24, 2009. Check the license (Alabama SC26TA845, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tara Smith Festa
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- SC26TA845 AL
2009020664 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3290 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36606
- Phone
- (251) 471-3309
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (251) 471-5046
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101109000984); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tara Smith Festa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license SC26TA845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
253 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost117 claims
- Lumigan25 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate20 claims
- Restasis Multidose11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tara Festa OD LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tara Smith Festa among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Tara Smith Festa, O.D. is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Alabama
There are 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bradley, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061952461279
- John Clardy, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061699042077
- Connie Davis, ODMobile, AL 366061558564401
- Veronica Ferris-Metzger, ODMobile, AL 366061730620519
- Cheri Glaus, ODMobile, AL 366061487677423
- Gregory Jackson, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061114922036
- Michael Jordan, ODMobile, AL 366061588755862
- Benjamin King, O.D.Mobile, AL 366061679566657
Common questions
What is Tara Smith Festa, O.D.'s NPI number?
Tara Smith Festa, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508096512, issued on Jul 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tara Smith Festa, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3290 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 471-3309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tara Smith Festa, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number SC26TA845, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tara Smith Festa, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tara Smith Festa, O.D. had 253 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.